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Will Voters Bring Gerrymandering Back to Virginia?

Unless Virginia voters reject the constitutional amendment on the ballot April 21, gerrymandering will return to Virginia. Five years ago, 66% of Virginia voters -- 2.8 million Virginians -- approved...

Sixth District Perspectives with Congressman Ben Cline

Department of Homeland Security funding has passed the House, but Senate Democrats refuse to...

Open Letter To Area Pastors/Ministry Leaders

Dear Pastor or Ministry Leader,          Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. -Proverbs 31:8a I...

The Surreptitious Disappearance of the Capitol Square Preservation Council

  Breathtaking. Unsettling. Healing. Those meant-to-catch-your-attention words come from an article by the British newspaper The Guardian on the...

If The World Is Getting Hotter, Why On Day 14 After Paralyzing Ice Storm Does SWVA Still Look Like Frozen Tundra With Wind Chills...

Full disclosure: One, I am not a climatologist. Two, I understand the difference between weather...

Bedford Rail Stop Makes Sense for Everyone

With great enthusiasm, the Smith Mountain Lake and Bedford Regional Chambers of Commerce welcome Amtrak to Roanoke, VA. Together, we commend Amtrak, Norfolk-Southern, the...

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

At AEP Texas, we take a lot of pride in south Texas hospitality.  Our employees are proud to live here and make sure we...

If You Want To Change Things…

One of the gifts of living in a representative democracy is that voting is only one of the rights it confers. For ordinary people...

Roanoke College Confederate Statue Should Be Moved

An Open Letter to President Michael C. Maxey at Roanoke College Dear President Maxey: Dr. Robert Benne, a professor emeritus at Roanoke College, wrote an editorial...

Ag Community Has Waited Too Long for a Workable Guest-worker Program

Since our nation’s founding to the present day, farming has been a central part of American life and has fueled our economy. From the...

Taking Action Against Opioids

Opioid addiction knows no boundaries. Age, income, education – there are no real criteria for those who become addicted. Right now, many communities in...